Convertible davenport bed



J. LUPPINO.

CONVERTIBLE DAVENPORT BED. APPLICATION FILED OCT. so, 1918.

1,408,013, Patented Feb. 28,v 1922.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

A TTORNEY J. LUPPiNO.

CONVERTIBLE DAVENPORT BED.

- APPLICATION FILED OCT. 30' 1918.

Patented Feb. 28, 1922.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2- A TTOHNEY 1. LUPPINO.

CONVERTIBLE DAVENPORT BED.

\ i v APPLICATION FILED OCT. 30, 191 8 1,408,013. I Patented Feb.28,1922.

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A770 My UNITED STATES. PATENT OFFICE.

JDSEPI-I LUPPINO, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

CCNVERTIBLE DAVENPGRT BED.

Specification of Letters latent.

Patented Feb. 28, 1922.

' Application filed October 36, 1318. Serial No. 260,336.

T '0 (ZZZ whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, JosnrI-i LUrrINo, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful improvements in Convertible DavenportBeds, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates toimprovements in convertible davenports, theobject of the invention being to provide an improved convertible bedconsisting of sectional spring mattress comprising three bed sections,an inner, an outer and amiddle section, one forming the head and anotherthe foot thereof and which sectional spring mattress can be readilystowed away in the base or box of the davenport, and wl'lich davenportis provided with a shiftable seatso connected therewith and with thesectionalspring mattress that on the shifting of the seat all of thesections will be simultaneously raised or lowered relatively to theclavenport base andwhen raised the sections can be readily openedlengthwise to form a full length bed having its longer axis transverseto and greater than its width.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a three sectionspring mattress of the character described so connected with the framework of the davenport through the medium of the shiftable seat and. the.

rear of the shiftable inner section only that mucn simplified and moreeasily operated article of this kind is obtained whereby the structurecan be readily and easily operated b y a woman. I

A further object of the invention is the provision of an improvedconvertible bed of the character specified having sointerconnectedtherewith an automatically operated head or foot railfsupporting legsfor one section and a shiftable seat having connected therewith ashiftable front side of the da-venport whereby these parts are allautomatically operated on the opening closing of the sectional springmattress by the simple movement of raising and opening the sections orvice versa.

Another object is the provision of an improved convertible bed of thecharacter described, of which the inner shiftable spring mattresssection is itself provided with a shiftable portion carrying a part ofthe spring mattress, whereby when the bed is extended this shiftableportion may be thrown over to permit access to the box of the davenportfor the purpose of cleaning toe same.

A further object of the invention is the provision of an improvedconvertible bed of the character specified ha ing its only directconnection with the frame-work of the davenport through the medium ofthe rear section at the rear thereof thereby to do away with thecomplicated system of levers or links and connections usually used infolding bed structures, the presentimprovement being in part animprovement upon my pending application No. 184,454, filed August 4,191.7.

In that application the seat had to be shifted upwardly independently ofthe shiftable mattress sections and the shiftable mattress sections wereconnected with the framework ot the da-venport by a pair of linkageconnections, one at the rear of the inner section and the other adjacentto the forward side thereof. In the present improvement, however, I haveentirely. done away with the shifting of the seat independently of thesectional mattressand have also done away with any direct linkageconnection adjacent to the forward side of the rear section, suchlinkage connection as is used be ing utilized primarily for the shiftingof the seat which is so located that the weight thereof materiallyassists in the easy manipulation of the sectional mattress. More overthe present organizationenables the structure to be easily operated by awoman, and this without the addition of springs thereto to facilitatesuch operation, while at the same time very much simplifying andreducing the weight of the shift'able parts which make the usual.folding bed so ditficult of handling by a woman.

In the drawings accompanying and forming a part of this specification,Fig.1 illustrates the present improvementapplied to ad venport, the viewbeing partly in section and broken away to illustrate-the shiftablespring mattress sections in their open positions to form a full lengthbed; Fig. 2 is a similar view illustrating the bed sections in theirraised positionin readiness to be opened; Fig. 3 is a similarview'i'llustratthe bed sections in their closed position within the baseor box of the da-venport; and Fig. t is a view similar to Fig. lillustrating the inner section itself provided with a shiftable portionadapted to be overturned to permit the cleaning of the davenport boX orbase.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in theseveral figures of the drawings.

In the present improvement, the box 2 forms the base of the davenportwhich may comprise the back 3 having the upper half thereof forming anupholstered back section as at 5, and a pair of arms 4., one at eachend, the foregoing forming the framework for supporting the shiftableseat and the shiftable sectional spring mattress. The box is provided atits forward side with a hinged closure or board 6 automatically operatedin the manner herein after described and this shiftable board completelycloses the front of the box when the seat is in its proper normalposition. To the upper edge of this board 6 the rear underside of theseat is secured, so that the manipulation of the seat shifts this board.The seat 7 may be of the usual tufted or stuffed variety and is providedbetween its rear and front sides at each end with a. pivoted leg 8 andeach of these pivoted. legs is linked by a lever 9 to the frame-work.whereby when the seat is thrown down these legs will be automaticallyshifted into position to support the seat and automatically folded whenthe seat is thrown back into its normal position.

The legs in the present instance are located nearer the front side ofthe seat than the rear side thereof and the levers 9 are pivotallyconnected to the frame work adjacentto the front thereof and in suchposition that they will pass throughthe opening in the front side formedby the shiftable board 6.

The bed proper comprises three sections, an outer or front section Awhich mayconstitute the head section if desired, an inner or rearsection B which may constitute the foot section if preferred and themiddle or intermediate section C to which the outer and inner sectionsare pivotally connected or hinged. The middle or intermediate section isprovided with a suitably formed brace or bar 10 extending from end toend thereof and in position to prevent the sections from collapsing inuse. These threeshiftable sections are provided with a suitable springfabric or mattress 11 capable of being folded with the framework formingthe shiftable mattress sections. This framework consists of suitableside bars hinged in the manner hereinbefore described, the inner andouter sections being provided at their outer sides or ends with suitablecross-wise extending bars. In the present instance, the middle sectionis smaller than the inner or outer sections. The inner section B isconnected at each end thereof. adjacent to its forwardside with the seatby means of an upright or standard 12 rigidly secured to the seat andhaving a pin 13 working in a slot let carried by a bracket 15 secured toa side bar of the section B, whereby on the manipulation of. the seat,the shiftable mattress sections will be raised or lowered into thedavenport box in the manner shown in Fig. 2, the slot 14 affordingsufficient play to permit the seat to be thrown over from its normalposition to a position under the shiftable sections or vice versa. Therear side of the inner section B is connected by a pivoted link orhanger 16 with the framewor: at eachend of this rear section and thesetwo links engage stops 1'? carried by the section B when the sectionsare extended. The link 16 is so located that when the folding mattresssections are open the link 16 will be in a horizontal position with itspivot points in'alignment. This link forms the only direct connectionbetween the shiftable sections and the davenport frame-work andconstitutes the only medium by means ofwhich the shiftable sections aredirectly connected with the fra.me-work,'and it will be observed thatthese two links 16 are straight links without any bends or arms thereon.From'the foregoing it will be observed that the connectionof the seatwith the sectional mattress is through the medium of the rear sectiononly of that mattress while the connection'of the sectional mattressitself to the framework is likewisethrough the medium of the rearsection only, so that in order to fold and unfold the mattress sectionsafter they have been shifted into the position shownin Fig. 2, it is notnecessary to also handle the very considerable weight of the heavystuffed seat. Pivotally secured to the outer section A at each endthereof is a shiftable leg 20 projecting slightly above the outersection and linked at its upper end by a bar 21 to the middle section towhich this bar is pivotally secured, and pivotally secured tothe outerend of the head section is a head or foot rest 22 according to which endof the bed-the occupant desires to use as the head or foot. This rest ispivotally connected at each end by a link 23 with the leg 20 in such amanner thatwhen the bed is folded or opened the rest will beautomatically folded down or opened up in readiness for use.

In manipulating this improved converatible bed to open the same, theseat is first swung forward or outward which simultaneously shiftsthefboard 6 so as to open the front side of the davenport and alsosimultaneously shifts the three section mattress upward and forward intothe position shown in Fig. 2. This movement of the seat alsoautomatically unfolds the legs 8 into position to support the seat uponthe floor.

Thereupon by graspingthe outer section A, 13

the folding mattress sections can be opened which operationsimultaneously unfolds the leg 20 and the rest 22- to'carry them intothe position shown in Fig. 1. A reverse of these movements in sequencecompletely closes the sectional bed and carries it into the positionshown in Fig. 3 in which position the outer and inner sections A and Bare located one above the other in parallelism, with the middle sectionextending upright or transversely I thereto. lVhen the sections areopened they form a full length bed, the long axis of which is transverseto the long axis of each of the sections or of the davenport and whenclosed the long axis of the folded sections of the davenport istransverse to the width of the davenport.

The present improvement, therefore does away with, not only a fourthsection, but many of the linkage connections and springs heretofore usedin folding beds, and I believe that I am the first to provide a foldingbed of the simplified form shown without the usual complicated mechanismand whichv can be readily and easily manipulated. 7 It will also beobserved that in addition the weight of the three sections when in theirfolded position as shown in Fig. 3, is back of the pivotal point of theseat and consequently this enables the seat to be turned over easily andall three sections to be raised or lowered, this being one of theimportant features of improvement in the present case.

It will be understood that the various details may be more or lesschanged without departing from the spirit or scope of the presentimprovement.

It will furthermore be observed that the links 16 suspend the foldedsections of the bed from the davenport, that is to say, these linksoperate as hangers in that they are pivotally connected to the frameworkof the davenport'above the section B, and also the section A, when thesesections arefolded, so that the folded sections are hung from thedavenport by these hangers in consequence of which the sections can bemore readily raised and carried forward from under the pivotal points ofthe hangers with the davenport without interfering with the bottom. ofthe upholstered back of the davenport.

In other words, if the links extended downward from the section Binstead of upward therefrom, it would not be practicable to use a singlelink and the construction would have to be entirely changed. But byusing a single. link and hanging the folded sections therefrom they canbe readily raised and moved forward, as shown in Fig. 2 without the useof a spring, as the folded sections are practically balanced during theoperation.

The structure shown in Fig. t is similar to that shown in l, 2 and 3,except that the inner section B is itself provided with a. pivoted orhinged shiftable portion 30, to which the spring mattress fabric. isconnected instead of being connected all the way along to the innersection B. Normally when the bed is extended or when folded, thisshiftable portion 30 lies within the side and end rails of the sectionB, so that when the bed is opened or folded, the section B and theshiftable portion 30 move together and operate to all intent andpurposes as an integral structure. lVhen however, the bed is extendedand it is desired to clean the clavenport box or base from the dust anddirt which usually accumulate in parts of this kind, all that isnecessary is to turn or throw over the shiftable portion 30, whichtherefore permits access to the box or base of the davenport. In. thepresent imp-rovement, this shiftable portion is shown as a U-shapedangle frame carrying a portion of the spring mattress, which wouldotherwise be connected to the frame ofthe inner section B. In Fig. 4this shiftable portion is shown pivotally connected to the side bars ofthe inner section-B at 32, and in Fig. 4: this shiftable portion ispartly thrown over, it being understood that it could be thrown overpractically all the way if de sired to permit access to the base or boxof the davenport. This is a very important feature of the presentimprovement, and I believe that I am the first to provide a convertiblebed of the character described having means such as that shown forfacilitating access to and thereby the cleaning ofthe box or davenport,which is usually of closed form, and therefore inaccessible in anyconvenientpractical manner. s. It will be observed that when theshiftable portion 30 is used, that the spring: mattress is connected tothe inner section B, for a part of the width of such inner section, thebalance of such spring mattress being connected to the'shiftable portion30 instead of all along the width of such inner section as in Fig. l.-

In the present improvement the backvor back section'of the frame-workcomprising the usual stuffed or upholstered back is stationary or fixedwhile the rear or inner bed section is connected to the framework belowthis back section. Thus I am able to utilize the rigid back section tosecurely brace the It will be observed that when the sections.

are folded the inner section as well as the top section is suspendedbelow'the upholstered back and to the rear of the front thereof but byproviding the movable front board 6 automatically shifted with the sec-'tions the sections can be raised and shifted forward in the manner shownin Fig. 2 from below the back without requiring this heavy upholsteredback to be a movable one.

In other words, without the movable front board it would not be possibleto house the three sections below a fixed back and still permit them tobe shifted upward and forward.

It will also be observed that in the pres widening the framework, sincethere is norotary seat which. has to be revolved in the framework basein order to open and close the sections, and in consequence when thesections are unfolded it will be observed that the front or outersection has practicallyits full width beyond the front edge oft-he seatwhen it is reversed. v

I claim as my invention: 1

1. A convertible bed structure comprising a framework and a sectionalspring mattress including a shiftable rear section and'openable to forma full length bed transversely of thelength of the frameworlna singlepair of hangers forming the only direct. linkage connection between thesectional mattress and the framework, each pivot-ally connected at oneend to one end of the rear section and at its opposite end to theframework whereby when the sections are folded they are hung at the rearthereof from the framework through the medium of said hangers.

2. A convertible bed structure comprising a framework, three-sectionfoldable spring mattress, the sections having connection only with theframework through'the medium of the rear section and a pair of hangersforming the sole direct connection between the framework and the rearsection of the mattress whereby the sections are hung from the frameworkby said hangers when in folded position. I

3. A convertible bed structure comprising a framework, a three-sectionfoldable spring mattress, the sections having connection only with theframework through the medium of the rear section and a pair of hangersforming the sole direct connection'between the framework and the rearsection of the mattress whereby the sections are hung from the frameworkby said hangers when in folded position, said sections being foldable toforma space for the bedding and housed when folded within saidframework, said hangers assuming a substantially horizontal with theframework through the medium of the rear section and a pair of hangersforming the sole direct connection between the framework and the rearsection of the mattress whereby the sections are hung from the frameworkby said hangers when in folded position, and a reversible, non-rotatableseat also having connection with the framework and with the rear sectionwhereby when the seat is reversed, the folding sections areautomatically raised and shifted forward in readiness to beunfolded.

5. A convertible bed structure comprising a framework and athree-section foldable spring mattress consisting only of a front, amiddle and a rear section hinged together and housed when folded withinsaid framework and openable to form a full-length bed transversely ofthe length ofthe framework, and a single pair of hangers forming theonly direct linkage connection between the sectional mattress and theframework, each pivotally connected at one end to one end of the rearsection and at its opposite end to the framework whereby when thesections are folded they are hung at the rear thereof from the frameworkthrough the medium of a said hangers.

6. A convertible bed structure comprising a framework and athree-section shiftable spring mattress consisting of a front, a middleand a rear section hingedto ether and openable to form a full lengt bedtransversely of the length of the framework,

said sectional mattress being supported on the framework through themedium only of the rear section, a pair of hangers, one

at each end pivotally connected to the rear section and to saidframeworksaid hangers forming the sole direct connection of thesectional mattress with the framework and whereby said sections are hungfrom the, framework at the rear thereof when in folded position.

7. A convertible bed structure comprising a framework and'athree-section springmattress comprising a, front, a middle and a rearsection hinged together and housed within said framework and openableto' form a full length bed transversely of the framework, the threesections being connected with the framework through the medium of therear sectiononly, a reversible seat, the framework having a shiftablefront board connected with said seat whereby on reversmg the seat thesections may be raised and full length bed transversely of the length ofthe sections, and means connecting the three sections to the frameworkthrough the medium only of the rear section and including a pair ofhangers having pivotal connection with the framework and with the rearsection only whereby the sections when folded are hung from theframework.

15. A convertible bed structure comprising a framework and athree-section spring mattress comprising a front, a middle and a rearsection hinged together and housed within. said framework and openableto form a full length bed transversely of the frame work, the rearshiftable section having a direct linkage connection only with theframework at the rear side of such rear section, said linkage connectioncomprising a pair of hangers, one at each end of the rear section, thepivotal connections of each hanger being substantially in horizontalalinement when the mattress sections are unfolded and substantially invertical alinement when folded whereby the folded sections are hung atthe rear thereof from the framework, a reversible seat connected withsaid framework, the rear section having an indirect connection -withthe. framework through the medium of said seat whereby all the sectionsare connected with the frame work only through the medium of the rearsection whereby when the seat is reversed the folded mattress sectionsmay be raised and shifted forward in readiness tobe unfolded, said seathaving an automatically shiftable means connected therewith and with theframework for supporting said seat at its underside when reversed andsaid front section also having an automatically shiftable supportingmeans connected therewith and themiddle section.

16. A convertible bed structure comprising a framework, and a sectionalspring mattress openable to form a bed and including a shiftable innersection said inner sec-- tion having a shiftable portion adapted to bethrown over to permit access to the framework below the sectionalmattress.

17. A convertible bed structure comprising a frame-work, and asectional. spring mattress openable to form a. bed and including ashiftable inner section and supported from the frame-work when in itsfolded position by a hanging link at each end thereof, said innersection having a shiftablc mattress portion normallyforming a part ofsaid inner section and adapted to be thrown over to permit access totheframe-work below such inner section.

18. A convertiblebed structure comprising a frame-work, and athree-section shiftable spring mattress consisting of an inner, an outerand an intermediate section hinged together and openable to form a fulllength an outer and an intermediate section hinged together and openableto form a full length bed transversely of the length of the framework,said inner section having a shiftable mattress portion normally movingtherewith and adapted to be thrown over to permit access to theframework below such inner section, said sectional mattress having aconnection with the frame-work through the medium of a pair of hangerspivotally connected to the inner section and said framework.

20. A convertible bed structure co1npris ing a frame-work, athree-section shiftable spring mattress consisting of an inner, an outerand an intermediate section hinged to gether and openable to form a fulllength bed transversely of the length of theframework, said innersection havinga shiftable mattress portion hinged thereto and normallymoving therewith and adapted to be thrown over to permit access to theframework below said inner section, and a revers ible seat connectedwith the inner section only of the sectional spring mattress andshiftable therewith below the sectional spring mattress on the openingof said mattress.

21. A convertible bed structure comprising a frame-work, a three sectionshiftable pring mattress consisting of an inner, an outer and anintermediate section hinged together and openable to form a full lengthbed transversely of the length of the framework, saidinner sectionhaving a shiftable' mattress portion hinged thereto and nor .rnallymoving therewith and adapted tobe thrown over to permit access to theframework below said inner section, and a reversible seat connected withthe sectional spring mattress andshiftable therewith below the sectionalspring mattress on the opening of said mattress. said sectional mattresshaving a connection with the frame-work through the. medium of a pair ofhangers pivotally connected tothe inner section and said frame-work.

N 22. A convertible bedstructure comprising a frame-work, athree-section shiftable spring mattress consisting. of an inner, anouter and an intermediate section hinged together and openable to form afull length bed transversely of the length of the frame work, said innersection having a shiftable mattress portion hinged thereto and norfolded, and a pair of hangers pivotally connecting the rear section withthe framework and forming the sole direct connection between saidsections and the framework.

8. A convertible bed structure comprising a framework and athree-section spring mattress comprising a front, a middle and a rearsection hinged together and housed within said framework and openable toform a full length bed transversely of the framework, the three sectionsbeing connected with the framework through the n1edium of the rearsection only, a reversible seat, the framework having a shiftable frontboard connected with said seat whereby on reversing the seat thesections may be raised and shifted forwardly in readiness to beunfolded, and a pair of hangers pivotally connecting the rear sectionwith the framework and forming the sole direct connection between saidsections and the framework, said hangers having a substantiallyhorizontal position when the sections are unfolded whereby the pivotsthereof are in substantial alinement and a substantially verticalposition when the sections are folded whereby the sections are hung atthe rear thereof from a point on the framework above said lower section.

9. A convertible bed structure comprising a framework and athree-section spring mattress comprising a front, a middle and a rearsection hinged together and housed within said framework and openable toform a full length bed transversely of the framework, a pair'of hangers,one at each end of the rear section, the pivotal connections of eachhanger being substantially in horizontal alinement when the mattresssections are unfolded and substantially in vertical alinement whenfolded whereby the folded sections are hung at the rear thereof from theframework, and a reversible seat connected with said framework and withthe rear section only of said sectional mattress whereby when the seatis reversed the folded mattress sections are automatically raised andshifted forward in readiness to be unfolded.

10. A convertible bed structure comprising a framework and athreesection spring mattress comprising a front, a middle and a rearsection hinged together and housed within said framework and openahle toinner and a rear section hinged together and openable to form a fulllength bed transversely of the length of the frameworlnand a pair ofhangers connected to the rear sec tion and to the framework and formingthe only direct linkage connection of the sectional mattress with theframework whereby the sections when folded are hung at the rear thereoffrom said framework;

12. A convertible bed structure comprising a framework, a seat hingedthereto and adapted to be swung to'the front of the framework, athree-section spring mat-tress comprising a front, a rear and a middlesection hinged together" and openable to form a full length bedtransversely of the length of the framework and connected with the seatthrough the medium of the rear. section only and insuch manner that theweight of the folded sections will be in the rearof such connection, anda direct linkage con nection between thethree sections and the frameworkthrough the medium only of the rear section and at the rear only of saidsection. v v

13. A convertible bed structure comprising a: framework, a seatfhinged:thereto and adapted to be swung to the front of the framework,asecti'onal spring mattress com- "arising a front, a rear and amiddlesection hinged together and openable to form a full length bedtransversely of the length of the framework and connected with the seatthrough the medium of the rear section only and in such manner that theweight of the folded sections will be in the rear of such connection,anda direct-linkage connection between the three sections and theframeworr' through the medium only of the rear section at the rear onlyof said section and comprising a pair of links connected to the rear ofsaid section and to the framework in the rear of said section, saidframework having a shiftable front. side connected with the seat wherebyon shifting the seat said side will be shifted to permit the sectionalmattress to be shifted forward and raised.

'14. A convertible'davenport bed comprising a framework, a reversibleseat and a three-section spring mattress comprising a.

front, a middle and a rear section, all the sections of which are ofless width than the width of the framework but of sufiicient width whenunfolded to form the ordinary mally moving therewith and adapted to be.

thrown over to permit accessto the framework below said inner section,a-reversible seat connected with the sectional spring mattress throughthe medium only of the inner section and shiftable below the sectionalmattress on the opening thereof, and a single.

pair of hangers pivotally connected to the inner section and saidframework whereby said sectional mattress has its sole connec tion withthe framework through the me dium of the inner section thereof.

28. A convertible bed structure comprising a framework, a sectionalspring mattress having a rear section, and a reversible, nonrotatableseat, .the reversible seat having connection with the sectional mattressonly through the medium of the rear section.

A convertible bLX structure comprismg a framework, a sectional springmattress having a rear section, means connecting the sectional mattresswith the framework through the medium of the rear section only, areversible, non-rotatable seat, and means connecting the seat with asingle section only of the sectional mattress.

25. A convertible bed structure comprising a fran'iework, a sectionalspring mattress having arear section, and a reversible,,nonrotatableseat, the sectional mattress having connection with the framework onlythrough the medium of the rear section and the reversible seat havingconnection with the sectional mattress only through the medium of saidrear section.

26. A convertible bed structure comprising a framework and a sectionalspring mattress openable to form a bed and including a shift-able rearsection connected to the framework, and a reversible, non-rotatable seatalso connected to the framework and the sectional mattress, theconnection of the seat with the sectional mattress being only with.

the rear section thereof and the connection of the sectional mattresswith the framework being through the medium only of the rear sectionwhereby the mattress sections may be unfolded subsequent to the reversalof the seat and may be manipulated to fold and unfold the same withoutthe additional weight of the seat.

27. A convertible bed structure comprising aframework and athree-section spring mattress opena-ble to form a full length bedtransversely of the length of the framework and including a shiftablerear section connected to the framework, and a reversible, non-rotatableseat connected to the framework and the sectional mattress in suchmanner that the weight of the folded sections is in the rear of suchconnection whereby such seat may be easily turned, the connection of theseat with the sectional mattress being only with the rear sectionthereof and the be unfolded subsequent to thereversal of the seat andmay be manipulated to fold and un fold the same without theadditionalweight of the seat. 7 r

A convertible bed structure comprising a framework and a sectionalspring mattress openable to form a full length bed transversely of thelength of the framework and including a shiftable rear section connectedto the framework by a pair of hangers whereby when the sections arefolded they are hung at the rear thereof from the framework through themedium of said hangers, and a reversible, non-rotatable seat havingconnection with the sectional mattress and the framework, the connectionof the seat with the sectional mattress being only with the rear sectionthereof and the connection of the sectional mattress with the frameworkbeing likewise only through the medium of the rear section whereby thesections may be unfolded subsequent to the reversal of the seat and maybe manipulated to fold and unfold the same without the additional weightof the seat. 5

29. A convertible bed structure compris ing a framework and athree-section shiftable spring mattress consisting of a front, a middleand a rear section hinged together and openable to form a full lengthbed transversely of the length of the framework, said sectional mattressbeing supported on the framework through the medium only of the rearsection, a pair of hangers connecting the rear section to the framework,said hangers forming the sole direct connection of the sectionalmattress with the framework and whereby said sections are hung from theframework at the rear thereof when in folded position, and a reversible,non-rotatable seat having connection with the framework and thesectional mattress, the connection of the seat with thesectionalmattress being only with the rear section thereof whereby themattress sections may be unfolded subsequent to the reversal of the seatand ma nipulated to fold and unfold the same without the additionalweight of the seat.

30. A convertible davenport bed comprising a framework, a reversible,non-rotatable seat and athree-section spring mattress comprising afront, a middle and a rear section, all the sections of which are ofless width than the width of the framework but of suf- 5 by the mattresssect-ions may be unfolded subsequent to the reversal of the seat therebyto' lessen the "weight in the handling of the parts and whereby aconsiderable portion of the sectional mattress will extend beyond theseat when the mattress is unfolded.

Signed at 1822 Park Row Building, New

York city, New York, this 17th day of 001,

tober, 191s. 1

JOSEPH LUPPINO.

